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| Afghanistan |
| Help may soon be coming for General McCrystal |
| 2009-06-17 |
| Kabul 10 June--General Abdur Rashid Dostum, the renowned anti-Taliban Uzbek Turk leader has been reinstated as Chief of the Army Staff. According to sources from Presidential Palace, the decision came today Wednesday. General Dostum was suspended by former attorney general on the issue of Akbar BaiÂ’s abduction. The General is currently in Ankara, Turkey for medical treatement. The reinstatement is likely part of the deal between Wahdat-Junbish Alliance and Karza for the Presidential race 2009. General Dostum is accused of human rights violation, but he enjoys majority support from his Uzbek and other Turko ethnic groups including Hazaras. He scored 4th position in the Presidential Elections 2004 by securing about 10 percent of the total votes. Having military training in USSR, the General has served as Defense Advisor to the interim Government. His vast experience in war against militants can be an asset in the war on terror against Taliban. Sidelining of the General by US decision-makers is not fair enough as there are many others accused of human rights violation serving on high-profiles in KarzaiÂ’s Govt. He should be given a real chance for his capabilities in military affairs of the campaign against Taliban insurgency. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 Wow! I feel like the comments are an advertisement for Gen Dostum at eHarmony. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-06-17 23:24 |
| #9 ION PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > DEFENSE PACT BETWEEN INDIA AND UKRAINE ANNOYS RUSSIA; + US GENERAL PETRAEUS: PAKISTAN FIGHTING A "WAR FOR EXISTENCE", NOTSOMUCH A WAR AGZ TERROR; + IMRAN KHAN: NEW PAKISTAN ARMY OFFENSE AGZ TALIBAN WILL FAIL. FUEL MORE EXTREMISM AND ATTACKS/ENDANGER PAKISTAN [more than ever before]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-06-17 23:10 |
| #8 perhaps this will be the newer, more sensitive, Dostum, getting in touch with his feminine side? Naaaah. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-06-17 18:56 |
| #7 I cannot say a lot for his methods other than they are effective on an individual basis |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-06-17 18:54 |
| #6 jihadi recidivism rates are low in Dostum territory |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-06-17 16:13 |
| #5 And if he really doesn't like you he'll bury you up to your neck and run your head over with a tank. Hey, the guy gets results! |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-06-17 16:10 |
| #4 he's also frugal in his jailing. He just puts em in a cargo container and locks it...or welds it shut ;-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-06-17 15:36 |
| #3 He also likes buzkashi, horses, whiskey, wimmins, US smallarms, B-52's, RU tanks, and Special Forces detachments. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-06-17 15:20 |
| #2 He's a warlord, former Commie, viscous, a tyrant but mellowed out since the overthrow of the taliban and their Arab enforcers. He's nominally muslim and was our greatest ally during the 2001 campaign. He also seemed to like and was genuinely impressed by the US forces sent to work with him. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-06-17 15:00 |
| #1 Was this guy one of the more unsavory warlords in the 2001 campaign? |
| Posted by: Tyranysaurus Anganter1157 2009-06-17 14:53 |